"He doesn't play like a rookie back there, he's very composed and very solid," said UNB head coach Miles Pinsent. "He's come through in the big moments when we need him to, to keep us in the game, so he's done everything we've needed him to."

"We handed the goal to them on a plate," said Acadia head coach Findlay MacRae. "That's the worst part of it, if we'd come away with a draw… I mean, we gave the goal to them."

Unhappy with giving up the goal, MacRae was happy with his team's effort.

"We didn't give up and we kept going, so I'm satisfied with our effort, it's just that we shouldn't have given that goal away."

Despite cold, wind and some heavy showers, the game was played in front of 292 spectators.

The Varsity Reds remain unbeaten, with a record of 2-0-3, while the Axemen are now 4-1-0.

"That was our best performance of the year, against our best opponent of the year," said Pinsent.

UNB will now prepare to go on the road.

"We know the work that we've got to put in," said Lopez. "We know the level of competition this season, so there's lots of work from here to the end."

The Varsity Reds visit Dalhousie, on Friday, in a 7:15PM start, while Acadia hosts the St. Mary's Huskies.